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"Vladislavic is amazing!"--Teju Cole
It is 1993, and Aubrey Tearle's world is shutting down. He has recently retired from a lifetime of proofreading telephone directories. His favorite neighborhood haunt in Johannesburg, the Cafe Europa, is about to close its doors; the familiar old South Africa is already gone. Standards, he grumbles, are in decline, so bad-tempered, conservative Tearle embarks on a grandiose plan to enlighten his fellow citizens. The results are disastrous, hilarious, and poignant.
Ivan Vladislavic is the author of a number of prize-winning fiction and nonfiction books. He lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ivan Vladislavic
Ivan Vladislavic is a fiction writer, essayist and editor whose books include The Near North, Double Negative and Portrait with Keys. He is Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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